I titled this blog Mobile Kodgers because it began as a report on the first Mobile Codgers Rendezvous---which I organized. I've kept the title and expanded my reports to include everything that I find interesting in my travels. I walk in the footsteps of Thoreau, "advancing confidently in the direction of my dreams", proving with my life that deep freedom is possible and easier than imagined.
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STYLES OF NOMADISM PART 2

Meet Mike---from Fla---met him in Deming, NM recently---He said he prefers to just wander around lightweight style. Sleeps in the bushes at night--has a fairly comfortable bedroll and other gear.

This is the strangest vagabond I've met---has a powered wheelchair---saw him twice wheeling around Deming, NM. He must have some place to plug in to recharge. I regret not getting a fuller story of his lifestyle. He was scary to look at as his face was partially covered by a dirty mask. I remind myself that life is as precious to him as to any of us. He has places to go things to do--needs to meet.

You may remember this guy from an earlier post. He chatted with me beside a busy highway. He too has a life---with goals to pursue---and a dog that counts on him---and at that moment was hurring to find a culvert to settle in for the night.

Met this elegant lady in Boulder, Nv---(she really was elegant) living out of her shopping cart. She had dignity and poise--does it show in her stance? In the future we will provide a big wheeled LIFECART for people who wish to live this way--It would roll easier---have many accommodations--bed, cooking, cleaning etc---and a safe sheltered place to park for the night. It would cost society very little and make life so much richer for them. I vaguely remember that MIT once designed such a cart for the homeless. Anybody have info on that?

Met this guy in Outlaw Canyon, near Lake Havasu, Az. This is the best quick solution for comfortable, cheap mobility---If you already have a car---it can be "engineered" for comfortable living and you can right away chase your dream.

Here's a far out idea---this person apprantly rented a u-haul or stole one and ran away with it. I found him living in Outlaw canyon also.

Just one step up is a standard van with a bed in it. This is my friend Linda (previous blog entry) with her box of comfort items. She lives mostly outside at shelters and just sleeps in her van. She has lived this style for 10 years or so.

This van belongs to my friend Ryan--It is super comfortable and well designed---solar powered--standable---refrigerator equipped etc Check out his blog on www.newagenomad.blogspot.com

Thanks Michael and John---Yes that's what I remember. It makes my point beautifully. Think how these carts could serve to bridge the idealogical differences between liberals and conservatives. Liberals want to assist the homeless and conservatives are willing IF IT CAN BE DONE CHEAPLY. This is one of the prime tenets of my philosophy. Our technology is such that no one need suffer for lack of shelter.

So this guy has amazing rapid homeless shelter ideas, some of them cart based, some fixed. Not from MIT, but he used to work for Boeing, go figure. He also has, hands down, the best pickup truck camper shell set up I've ever seen. A couch, bed, closet,pantry, "running water", sink and stove in the bed of a pickup. Absolutely ingenious, one day I will copy it.

These wheelbarrow carts were ingenious,and the backbone of transportation in China into the 1960's. With the large centrally placed wheel a load could be balanced perfectly, permitting the driver to only have to push and steer. Western wheel barrows with the smaller forward placed wheel requrie the operator to take half of the weight. The most ingenious thing about them though is the....sail. Seriously, why hasn't anyone else thought of that. Obviously you'd need the prevailing wind to be traveling in the right direction, but that blew me away. Of course, land-sails. Why not>

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"BRAINGLOW" Is my goal! It glows when experience is flowing through me; when I am interested, challenged, on purpose. Slow travel and short visits have proved optimal for my purpose. I won my financial freedom 30 plus years ago by efficient living and house renovation. Now I wander and wonder---read, write, play, dance, sing, engage whoever interests me and regularly report via this blog. I urge my readers to consider a "heroes' journey" for their life---1. Respond to ones' fascinations 2. wake up ones' creativity 3. Share your adventure.
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